AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF GLG INVESTMENT SERIES TRUST a Delaware Statutory Trust Principal Place of Business: GLG Inc.
Effective
as of
November
10, 2009
AGREEMENT
AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
a
Delaware Statutory Trust
Principal
Place of Business:
GLG
Inc.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I NAME AND DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1. Name
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1
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Section
2. Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
II PURPOSE OF TRUST
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2
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ARTICLE
III SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
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3
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Section
1. Description of Shares
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3
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Section
2. Ownership of Shares
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3
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Section
3. Investments in the Trust;
Consideration
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4
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Section
4. Status of Shares and Limitation of Personal
Liability
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4
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Section
5. Power of Board of Trustees to Change Provisions
Relating to Shares
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4
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Section
6. Establishment and Designation of Series and
Classes
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5
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Section
7. Indemnification of Shareholders
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7
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ARTICLE
IV THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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7
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Section
1. Number, Election and Tenure
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7
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Section
2. Effect of Death, Resignation, etc. of a
Trustee
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8
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Section
3. Powers
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8
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Section
4. Payment of Expenses by the Trust
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11
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Section
5. Payment of Expenses by Shareholders
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11
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Section
6. Ownership of Assets of the Trust
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12
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Section
7. Service Contracts
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12
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ARTICLE
V SHAREHOLDERS' VOTING POWERS
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13
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ARTICLE
VI NET ASSET VALUE, DISTRIBUTIONS AND
REDEMPTIONS
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13
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Section
1. Determination of Net Asset Value, Net Income,
Dividends and Distributions
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13
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Section
2. Redemptions by Shareholders
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14
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Section
3. Redemptions at the Option of the Trust
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14
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ARTICLE
VII COMPENSATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
TRUSTEES
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15
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Section
1. Compensation
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15
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Section
2. Indemnification and Limitation of
Liability
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15
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Section
3. Trustee's Good Faith Action; Expert Advice; No Bond or
Surety
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15
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Section
4. Insurance
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15
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ARTICLE
VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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16
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Section
1. Liability of Third Persons Dealing with
Trustees
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16
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Section
2 Termination of Trust or Series or Class
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16
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Section
3. Merger and Consolidation
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16
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Section
4. Amendments
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17
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Section
5. Filing of Copies; References; Headings
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17
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Section
6. Applicable Law
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17
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Section
7. Provisions in Conflict with Law or
Regulations
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18
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Section
8. Statutory Trust Only
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18
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Section
9. Use of the Name ''GLG''
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DECLARATION
OF TRUST
OF
WHEREAS,
THIS DECLARATION OF TRUST (the "Declaration") is made and entered into as of the
date set forth below by the trustee named hereunder (the "Initial Trustee") for
the purpose of forming a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the
provisions hereinafter set forth,
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Initial Trustee is filing a Certificate of Trust with the Office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and hereby declares that all
money and property contributed to the trust established hereby shall be held and
managed in trust for the benefit of the persons who may from time to time hold
beneficial interests issued hereunder and subject to the provisions hereof, to
wit:
ARTICLE
I
NAME
AND DEFINITIONS
Section
1. Name.
The name
of the trust established pursuant to this Declaration is GLG INVESTMENT SERIES
TRUST and, insofar as may be practicable, the Trustees shall conduct the Trust's
activities, execute all documents and xxx or be sued under that name, which name
(and the word "Trust" wherever herein used) shall refer to the Trustees as
trustees, and not as individuals, or personally, and shall not refer to the
officers, agents, employees or Shareholders of the Trust. If the
Trustees determine that the Trust's use of such name is not advisable or if the
Trust is required to discontinue the use of such name pursuant to Article VIII,
Section 9 hereof, then subject to that section the Trustees may adopt such other
name for the Trust as they deem proper and the Trust may hold its property and
conduct its activities under such other name.
Section
2. Definitions.
Whenever
used herein, unless otherwise required by the context or specifically
provided:
(a) The
"Trust" refers to the Delaware statutory trust established hereby, by whatever
name it be known, inclusive of each and every Series established
hereunder;
(b) The
"Trust Property" means any and all assets and property, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, which are owned or held by or for the account of the
Trust or the Trustees, including without limitation the rights referenced in
Article VIII, Section 9 hereof;
(c) "Trustee"
refers to the Initial Trustee who has signed this Declaration, so long as such
person continues in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other
individuals who may from time to time be duly elected or appointed to serve as
Trustees hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof, so long as such
persons continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all
references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such person or
persons in their capacity as trustees hereunder;
(d) "Shares"
means the units of beneficial interest into which the beneficial interest in the
Trust and each Series of the Trust shall be divided from time to time and
includes fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares;
(e) "Shareholder"
means a record owner of outstanding Shares;
(f) "Person"
means and includes individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts,
associations, joint ventures, estates and other entities, whether or not legal
entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof,
whether domestic or foreign;
(g) The
"1940 Act" refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and
regulations thereunder, all as amended from time to time and any orders
thereunder which may from time to time be applicable to the Trust;
(h) The
terms "Commission" and "Principal Underwriter" shall have the meanings given
them in the 1940 Act;
(i) "Declaration"
shall mean this Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended and in effect
from time to time. Reference in this Declaration of Trust to
"Declaration," "hereof," "herein," "hereby," and "hereunder" shall be deemed to
refer to this Declaration rather than the article or section in which such words
appear;
(j) "By-Laws"
shall mean the By-Laws of the Trust referred to in Article IV, Section 3 hereof,
as amended from time to time and incorporated herein by reference;
(k) The
term "Interested Person" has the meaning given it in the 1940 Act;
(l) "Investment
Adviser" means a party furnishing investment advisory services to the Trust
pursuant to any contract described in Article IV, Section 7(a)
hereof;
(m) "Series"
refers to each Series of the Trust established and designated under or in
accordance with the provisions of Article III hereof; and
(n) "Board
of Trustees" means such individuals who at any time from time to time constitute
the Trustees.
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
OF TRUST
The
purpose of the Trust is to conduct, operate and carry on the business of a
management investment company registered under the 1940 Act through one or more
Series investing primarily in securities.
ARTICLE
III
SHARES
OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
Section
1. Description
of Shares.
The
beneficial interest in the Trust shall at all times be divided into transferable
units to be called Shares of Beneficial Interest, each with a par value of one
tenth of one cent ($.001). The Trustees may, from time to time,
authorize the division of Shares into separate Series and the division of any
Series into two or more separate classes of Shares, as they deem necessary and
desirable. The different Series (and classes) shall be established
and designated, and the variations in the relative rights and preferences as
between the different Series (and classes) shall be fixed and determined, by the
Trustees, without the requirement of Shareholder approval. If only
one or no Series (or classes) shall be established, the Shares shall have the
rights and preferences provided for herein and in Article III, Section 6 hereof
to the extent relevant and not otherwise provided for herein, and all references
to Series (and classes) shall be construed (as the context may require) to refer
to the Trust.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article III, each Share shall have voting
rights as provided in Article V hereof and in the By-Laws, and holders of the
Shares of any Series shall be entitled to receive dividends, when, if and as
declared with respect thereto in the manner provided in Article VI, Section 1
hereof. No Shares shall have any priority or preference over any
other Shares of the same Series (and class) with respect to dividends or
distributions upon termination of the Trust or of such Series (or class) made
pursuant to Article VIII, Section 2 hereof. All dividends and
distributions shall be made ratably among all Shareholders of a particular
Series (or class thereof) from the assets held with respect to such Series
according to the number of Shares of such Series (or class thereof) held of
record by such Shareholder on the record date for any dividend or distribution
or on the date of termination, as the case may be. Shareholders shall
have no preemptive or other right to subscribe to any additional Shares or other
securities issued by the Trust or any Series (or class). The Trustees
may from time to time divide or combine the Shares of any particular Series (or
class) without thereby materially changing the proportionate beneficial interest
of the Shares of that Series (or class) in the assets held with respect to that
Series or materially affecting the rights of Shares of any other Series (or
class).
The
number of authorized Shares and the number of Shares of each Series (and class)
that may be issued is unlimited. The Trustees may classify or
reclassify any unissued Shares or any Shares previously issued and reacquired of
any Series (or class) into one or more Series (or classes) that are now or
hereafter established and designated from time to time. The Trustees
may hold as treasury Shares, reissue for such consideration and on such terms as
they may determine, or cancel, at their discretion from time to time, any Shares
of any Series (or class) reacquired by the Trust.
Section
2. Ownership
of Shares.
The
ownership of Shares shall be recorded on the books of the Trust or of a transfer
or similar agent for the Trust, which books shall be maintained separately for
the Shares of each Series (and class). No certificates certifying the
ownership of Shares shall be issued except as the Board of Trustees may
otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may make such
rules as they consider appropriate for the transfer of Shares of each Series (or
class) and similar matters. The record books of the Trust as kept by
the Trust or any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be
conclusive as to who are the Shareholders of each Series (or class) and as to
the number of Shares of each Series (or class) held from time to time by each
Shareholder.
Section
3. Investments
in the Trust; Consideration.
Shares of
the Trust shall be offered for sale and sold in such manner and at such times,
and subject to such requirements and for such consideration, as may be
determined from time to time by the Trustees, subject to applicable requirements
of law, including the 1940 Act. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, Shares may be sold subject to imposition of such sales charges (such as a
sales load), deferred sales charges, redemption fees, small balance fees and
such other fees and charges as may be determined by the Trustees. All
Shares when issued on the terms determined by the Trustees shall be fully paid
and non-assessable.
Section
4. Status
of Shares and Limitation of Personal Liability.
Shares
shall be deemed to be personal property giving only the rights provided in this
instrument. Every Shareholder by virtue of having become a
Shareholder shall be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms
hereof and to have become a party hereto. The death of a Shareholder
during the existence of the Trust shall not operate to terminate the Trust, and
shall not entitle the representative of any deceased Shareholder to an
accounting or to take any action in court or elsewhere against the Trust or the
Trustees, but entitles such representative only to the rights of said deceased
Shareholder under this Trust. Ownership of Shares shall not entitle
the Shareholder to any title in or to the whole or any part of the Trust
Property or to any right to call for a partition or division of the same or for
an accounting, nor shall the ownership of Shares constitute the Shareholders as
partners. Neither the Trust nor the Trustees, nor any officer,
employee or agent of the Trust shall have any power to bind personally any
Shareholders, nor, except as specifically provided herein, to call upon any
Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever other
than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to
pay.
Section
5. Power
of Board of Trustees to Change Provisions Relating to Shares.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Declaration and without limiting the power of the
Board of Trustees to amend the Declaration as provided elsewhere herein, the
Board of Trustees shall have the power to amend this Declaration, at any time
and from time to time, in such manner as the Board of Trustees may determine in
its sole discretion, without the need for Shareholder action, so as to add,
delete, replace or otherwise modify any provisions relating to the Shares
contained in this Declaration, provided that before adopting any such amendment
without Shareholder approval the Board of Trustees shall determine that it is
consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all Shareholders or that
Shareholder approval is not otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other
applicable law. If Shares have been issued, Shareholder approval
shall be required to adopt any amendments to this Declaration which would
adversely affect to a material degree the rights and preferences of the Shares
of any Series (or class) or to increase or decrease the par value of the Shares
of any Series (or class).
Subject
to this Section 5, the Board of Trustees may amend the Declaration of Trust to
amend any of the provisions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (i) of Section 6
of this Article III.
Section
6. Establishment
and Designation of Series and Classes.
If so
authorized, the establishment and designation of any Series (or class) shall be
effective upon the execution by a majority of the Trustees of an instrument
setting forth such establishment and designation and the relative rights and
preferences of the Shares of such Series (or class), or as otherwise provided in
such instrument. Each instrument referred to in this paragraph shall
have the status of an amendment to this Declaration.
The
initial Series of Shares of the Trust, which Series is hereby established and
designated, is GLG International Small Cap Fund. All Shares of such
Series shall initially be of a single class. Shares of the
aforementioned Series, and Shares of each additional Series (or class) hereafter
established pursuant to this Section 6, unless otherwise provided in the
instrument establishing such Series (or class), shall have the following
relative rights and preferences:
(a) Assets Held With Respect to
a Particular Series or Class. All consideration received by
the Trust for the issuance or sale of Shares of a particular Series (or class),
together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested,
all income, earnings and profits thereon, and the proceeds thereof, from
whatever source derived, including, without limitation, any proceeds derived
from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments
derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be,
shall irrevocably be held with respect to that Series (or class) for all
purposes, subject only to the rights of creditors of such Series, and shall be
so recorded upon the books of account of the Trust. All such
consideration, assets, income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof of a
Series (or class), are herein referred to as "assets held with respect to" that
Series (or class). In the event that there are any assets, income,
earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, funds or payments which are not readily
identifiable as assets held with respect to any particular Series (or class)
(collectively "General Assets"), the Trustees shall allocate such General Assets
to, between or among any one or more of the Series (or classes) in such manner
and on such basis as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, deem fair and
equitable, and any General Assets so allocated to a particular Series (or class)
shall be assets held with respect to that Series (or class). Each
such allocation by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Shareholders of all Series (and classes) for all purposes.
(b) Liabilities Attributable to
a Particular Series or Class. The assets of the Trust held
with respect to each particular Series (and class) shall be charged with all
liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that Series
(or class). All such liabilities, expenses, costs, charges, and
reserves so charged to a Series (or class) are herein referred to as
"liabilities attributable to" that Series (or class). Any liabilities
of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as being attributable to any
particular Series (or class) ("General Liabilities") shall be allocated and
charged by the Trustees to, between or among any one or more of the Series (or
classes) in such manner and on such basis as the Trustees, in their sole
discretion, deem fair and equitable, and any General Liabilities so allocated to
a particular Series (or class) shall be liabilities attributable to that Series
(or class). Each such allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs,
charges and reserves by the Trustees shall be conclusive and binding upon the
holders of all Series (and classes) for all purposes. All Persons who
have extended credit which has been allocated to a particular Series, or who
have a claim or contract which has been allocated to any particular Series,
shall look, and shall be required by contract to look exclusively, to the assets
of that particular Series for payment of such credit, claim or
contract. In the absence of an express contractual agreement so
limiting the claims of such creditors, claimants and contract providers, each
creditor, claimant and contract provider will be deemed nevertheless to have
impliedly agreed to such limitation unless an express provision to the contrary
has been incorporated in the written contract or other document establishing the
claimant relationship.
(c) Dividends, Distributions and
Redemptions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Declaration, including, without limitation, Article VI, no dividend or
distribution including, without limitation, any distribution paid upon
termination of the Trust or of any Series (or class) with respect to, nor any
redemption of, the Shares of any Series (or class) shall be effected by the
Trust other than from the assets held with respect to such Series (or class),
nor, except as specifically provided in Section 7 of this Article III, shall any
Shareholder of any particular Series (or class) otherwise have any right or
claim against the assets held with respect to any other Series (or class) except
to the extent that such Shareholder has such a right or claim hereunder as a
Shareholder of such other Series (or class). The Trustees shall have
full discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, to determine
which items shall be treated as income or capital gains and which items shall be
treated as capital; and each such determination and allocation shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders.
(d) Voting. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all Shares of the Trust entitled to vote on a
matter shall vote separately by Series (and, if applicable, by
class): that is, the Shareholders of each Series (or class) shall
have the right to approve or disapprove matters affecting the Trust and that
Series (or class) as if the Series (or class) were separate
companies.
There
are, however, two exceptions to voting by separate Series (or
classes). First, if as to any matter the 1940 Act requires or permits
all Shares entitled to vote with respect to such matter to be voted in the
aggregate without differentiation between the separate Series (or classes), then
all Shares entitled to vote on such matter shall vote as a single
class. Second, if any matter affects only the interests of some but
not all Series (or classes), then only the Shareholders of such affected Series
(or classes) shall be entitled to vote on the matter.
(e) Equality. All
the Shares of each particular Series (or class) shall represent an equal
proportionate interest in the assets held with respect to that Series (or class)
(subject to the liabilities attributable to that Series (or class) and such
rights and preferences as may have been established and designated with respect
to classes of Shares within such Series (or class)), and each Share of any
particular Series (or class) shall be equal to each other Share of that Series
(or class).
(f) Fractional
Shares. Any fractional Share of a Series (or class) shall
carry proportionately all the rights and obligations of a whole share of that
Series (or class), including rights with respect to voting, receipt of dividends
and distributions, redemption of Shares and termination of the
Trust.
(g) Exchange
Privilege. The Trustees shall have the authority to provide
that the holders of Shares of any Series (or class) shall have the right to
exchange said Shares for Shares of one or more other Series (or classes) of
Shares in accordance with such requirements, limitations and procedures as may
be established by the Trustees.
Section
7. Indemnification
of Shareholders.
If any
Shareholder or former Shareholder shall be exposed to liability by reason of a
claim or demand relating to his or her being or having been a Shareholder, and
not because of his or her acts or omissions, the Shareholder or former
Shareholder (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators, or other legal
representatives or in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate
or other general successor) shall be entitled to be held harmless from and
indemnified out of the assets of the Trust against all loss and expense arising
from such claim or demand.
ARTICLE
IV
THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section
1. Number,
Election and Tenure.
The
number of Trustees constituting the Board of Trustees shall be fixed from time
to time by a written instrument signed, or by resolution approved at a duly
constituted meeting, by a majority of the Board of Trustees; provided, however,
that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than one (1) nor more than
fifteen (15). Except as required by the 1940 Act, Trustees need not
be elected by Shareholders. The Board of Trustees, by action of a
majority of the then remaining Trustees at a duly constituted meeting, may fill
vacancies in the Board of Trustees or remove Trustees with or without cause;
except that a vacancy shall be filled only by a person elected by Shareholders
if required by the 1940 Act. Each Trustee shall serve during the
continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or
incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if
sooner, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of
electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his
successor. Any Trustee may resign at any time by written instrument
signed by him and delivered to any officer of the Trust or to a meeting of the
Trustees. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless
specified to be effective at some other time. Except to the extent
expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no Trustee resigning
and no Trustee removed shall have any right to any compensation for any period
following his resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such
removal. The Shareholders may elect Trustees at any meeting of
Shareholders called by the Trustees for that purpose. Any Trustee may
be removed at any meeting of Shareholders by a vote of two-thirds of the
outstanding Shares of the Trust. A meeting of Shareholders for the
purpose of electing or removing one or more Trustees shall be called (i) by the
Trustees upon their own vote, or (ii) upon the demand of a Shareholder or
Shareholders owning Shares representing 10% or more of all votes entitled to be
cast by outstanding Shares.
Section
2. Effect
of Death, Resignation, etc. of a Trustee.
The
death, declination, resignation, retirement, removal or incapacity of one or
more Trustees, or all of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust or to revoke
any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this
Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall occur,
until such vacancy is filled as provided in Article IV, Section 1, the Trustees
in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the
Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this
Declaration. As conclusive evidence of such vacancy, a written
instrument certifying the existence of such vacancy may be executed by an
officer of the Trust or by a majority of the Board of Trustees. In
the event of the death, declination, resignation, retirement, removal or
incapacity of all the then Trustees within a short period of time and without
the opportunity for at least one Trustee being able to appoint additional
Trustees to fill vacancies, the Trust's Investment Adviser hereby is empowered
to appoint new Trustees, subject to the provisions of Section 16(a) of the 1940
Act.
Section
3. Powers.
Subject
to the provisions of this Declaration, the business of the Trust shall be
managed by the Board of Trustees, and such Board shall have all powers necessary
or convenient to carry out that responsibility. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Trustees may: (i) adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with this
Declaration providing for the regulation and management of the affairs of the
Trust and may amend and repeal the By-Laws to the extent that such By-Laws do
not reserve that right to the Shareholders; (ii) elect persons to serve as
Trustees and fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees, and remove Trustees from
such Board in accordance with the provisions of this Declaration, and may elect
and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider
appropriate; (iii) appoint from their own number and establish and terminate one
or more committees consisting of one or more Trustees which may exercise the
powers and authority of the Board of Trustees to the extent that the Trustees
determine; (iv) employ one or more custodians of the assets of the Trust and may
authorize such custodians to employ sub-custodians and to deposit all or any
part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of
securities or with a Federal Reserve Bank, retain a transfer agent or a
shareholder servicing agent, or both, and employ such other Persons as the
Trustees may deem desirable for the transaction of business of the Trust or any
Series; (v) provide for the issuance, sale and distribution of Shares by the
Trust directly or through one or more Principal Underwriters or otherwise; (vi)
redeem, retire, cancel, acquire, hold, resell, reissue, classify, reclassify,
and transfer and otherwise deal in Shares pursuant to applicable law; (vii) set
record dates for the determination of Shareholders with respect to various
matters; (viii) declare and pay dividends and distributions to Shareholders of
each Series (or class) from the assets of such Series (or classes); (ix) collect
all property due to the Trust, pay all claims, including taxes, against the
Trust Property, prosecute, defend, compromise or abandon any claims relating to
the Trust Property, foreclose any security interest securing any obligations by
virtue of which any property is owed to the Trust, and enter into releases,
agreements and other instruments; (x) incur and pay any expenses which, in the
opinion of the Trustees, are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the
purposes of the Trust, and pay reasonable compensation from the funds of the
Trust to themselves as Trustees; (xi) engage in and prosecute, defend,
compromise, abandon, or adjust, by arbitration or otherwise, any actions, suits,
proceedings, disputes, claims and demands relating to the Trust expenses
incurred in connection therewith, including those of litigation; (xii) indemnify
any Person with whom the Trust has dealings, including the Shareholders,
Trustees, officers, employees, agents, Investment Adviser, or Principal
Underwriter(s) of the Trust, to the extent permitted by law and not inconsistent
with any applicable provisions of the By-Laws as the Trustees shall determine;
(xiii) determine and change the fiscal year of the Trust or any Series and the
method by which its accounts shall be kept; (xiv) adopt a seal for the Trust or
any Series; and (xv) in general, delegate such authority as they consider
desirable to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to
any agent or employee of the Trust or to any such custodian, transfer or
shareholder servicing agent, Investment Adviser or Principal
Underwriter. Any determination as to what is in the interests of the
Trust made by the Trustees in good faith shall be conclusive. In
construing the provisions of this Declaration, the presumption shall be in favor
of a grant of power to the Trustees. Unless otherwise specified or
required by law, any action by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed effective
if approved or taken by a majority of the Trustees then in office.
Without
limiting the foregoing, the Trust shall have power and authority:
(a) To
invest and reinvest cash, to hold cash uninvested, and to subscribe for, invest
in, reinvest in, purchase or otherwise acquire, own, hold, pledge, sell, sell
short, assign, transfer, exchange, distribute, write options on, lend or
otherwise deal in or dispose of contracts for the future acquisition or delivery
of securities of every nature and kind, including, without limitation, all types
of bonds, debentures, stocks, negotiable or non-negotiable instruments,
obligations, evidences of indebtedness, certificates of deposit or indebtedness,
commercial paper, repurchase agreements, bankers' acceptances and other
securities and financial instruments of any kind, issued, created, guaranteed,
or sponsored by any and all Persons, including, without limitation, states,
territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia
and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, any political
subdivision of the U.S. Government or any foreign government, or any
international instrumentality, or by any bank or saving institution, or by any
corporation or organization organized under the laws of the United States or of
any state, territory, or possession thereof, or by any corporation or
organization organized under any foreign law, or in "when issued" contracts for
any such securities, to change the investments of the assets of the Trust; and
to exercise any and all rights, powers, and privileges of ownership or interest
in respect of any and all such investments and financial instruments of every
kind and description, including, without limitation, the right to consent and
otherwise act with respect thereto, with power to designate one or more Persons,
to exercise any of said rights, powers, and privileges in respect of any of said
instruments;
(b) To
sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease, or write options
with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights relating to any or all
of the assets of the Trust or any Series;
(c) To
vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with respect to stock
or other securities or property; and to execute and deliver proxies or powers of
attorney to such Person or Persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting
to such Person or Persons such power and discretion with relation to securities
or property as the Trustees shall deem proper;
(d) To
exercise powers and rights to subscription or otherwise which in any manner
arise out of ownership of securities;
(e) To
hold any security or property in a form not indicating any trust, whether in
bearer, unregistered or other negotiable form, or in its own name or in the name
of a custodian or sub-custodian or a nominee or nominees or
otherwise;
(f) To
consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or
merger of any corporation or issuer of any security which is held in the Trust;
to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property by
such corporation or issuer; and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to
any security held in the Trust;
(g) To
join with other security holders in acting through a committee, depositary,
voting trustee or otherwise, and in that connection to deposit any security
with, or transfer any security to, any such committee, depositary or trustee,
and to delegate to them such power and authority with relation to any security
(whether or not so deposited or transferred) as the Trustees shall deem proper,
and to agree to pay, and to pay, such portion of the expenses and compensation
of such committee, depositary or trustee as the Trustees shall deem
proper;
(h) To
compromise, arbitrate or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the
Trust or any matter in controversy, including but not limited to a claim for
taxes;
(i) To
enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships and any other
combinations or associations;
(j) To
borrow funds or other property in the name of the Trust exclusively for Trust
purposes;
(k) To
endorse or guarantee the payment of any notes or other obligations of any
Person; to make contracts of guaranty or suretyship, or otherwise assume
liability for payment thereof;
(l) To
purchase and pay for out of Trust Property such insurance as the Trustees may
deem necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business, including,
without limitation, insurance policies insuring the assets of the Trust or
payment of distributions and principal on its portfolio investments, and
insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees,
agents, Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter(s), or independent contractors
of the Trust, individually against all claims and liabilities of every nature
arising by reason of holding Shares, holding or having held any such office or
position, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by
any such Person as Trustee, officer, employee, agent, Investment Adviser,
Principal Underwriter, or independent contractor, including any action taken or
omitted that may be determined to constitute negligence, whether or not the
Trust would have the power to indemnify such Person against liability, subject
to such limitations as may be imposed by law;
(m) To
adopt, establish and carry out pension, profit-sharing, share bonus, share
purchase, savings, thrift and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans,
trusts and provisions, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity
contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any or
all of the Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust;
(n) To
enter into swap agreements;
(o) To
enter into futures contracts (including, but not limited to, interest rate and
stock index futures contracts) and options thereon; and
(p) To
conduct, operate and carry on any other lawful business and engage in any other
lawful business activity which the Trustees, in their sole and absolute
discretion, consider to be (i) incidental to the business of the Trust as an
investment company, (ii) conducive to or expedient for the benefit or protection
of the Trust or any Series or the Shareholders, or (iii) calculated in any other
manner to promote the interests of the Trust or any Series or the
Shareholders.
The Trust
shall not be limited to investing in obligations maturing before the possible
termination of the Trust or one or more of its Series. The Trust
shall not in any way be bound or limited by any present or future law or custom
in regard to investment by fiduciaries. The Trust shall not be
required to obtain any court order to deal with any assets of the Trust or take
any other action hereunder.
Section
4. Payment
of Expenses by the Trust.
The
Trustees are authorized to pay or cause to be paid out of the principal or
income of the Trust, or partly out of the principal and partly out of income, as
they deem fair, all expenses, fees, charges, taxes and liabilities incurred or
arising in connection with the Trust, or in connection with the management
thereof, including, but not limited to, the Trustees' compensation and such
expenses and charges for the services of the Trust's officers, employees,
Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter(s), auditors, counsel, custodian,
transfer agent, Shareholder servicing agent, and such other agents or
independent contractors and such other expenses and charges as the Trustees may
deem necessary or proper to incur.
Section
5. Payment
of Expenses by Shareholders.
The
Trustees shall have the power, as frequently as they may determine, to cause
each Shareholder, or each Shareholder of any particular Series, to pay directly,
in advance or arrears, for charges of the Trust's custodian or transfer,
Shareholder servicing or similar agent, an amount fixed from time to time by the
Trustees, by setting off such charges due from such Shareholder from declared
but unpaid dividends owed such Shareholder and/or by reducing the number of
Shares in the account of such Shareholder by that number of full and/or
fractional Shares which represents the outstanding amount of such charges due
from such Shareholder.
Section
6. Ownership
of Assets of the Trust.
Title to
all of the assets of the Trust shall at all times be considered as vested in the
Trust, except that the Trustees shall have power to cause legal title to any
Trust Property to be held by or in the name of one or more of the Trustees, or
in the name of the Trust, or in the name of any other Person as nominee, on such
terms as the Trustees may determine. The right, title and interest of
the Trustees in the Trust Property shall vest automatically in each Person who
may hereafter become a Trustee. Upon the resignation, removal or
death of a Trustee he shall automatically cease to have any right, title or
interest in any of the Trust Property, and the right, title and interest of such
Trustee in the Trust Property shall vest automatically in the remaining
Trustees. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective
whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and
delivered.
Section
7. Service
Contracts.
(a) Subject
to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the
Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for investment
advisory, management and administrative services for the Trust or for any Series
with any corporation, trust, association or other organization; and any such
contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including
without limitation, authority for the Investment Adviser (or a duly appointed
sub-investment adviser) to determine from time to time without prior
consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold
or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held
uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments, or such other
activities as may specifically be delegated to such party.
(b) The
Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with any
corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive
or nonexclusive distributor or Principal Underwriter for the Shares of one or
more of the Series (or classes) or other securities to be issued by the
Trust.
(c) The
Trustees are also empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract with
any corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it the
administrator, custodian, transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent for the
Trust or one or more of its Series.
(d) The
Trustees are further empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract
with any entity to provide such other services to the Trust or any Series (or
class), as the Trustees determine to be in the best interests of the Trust or
the Series (or class).
(e) The
fact that:
(i) any
of the Shareholders, Trustees, or officers of the Trust is a shareholder,
director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, Investment Adviser, Principal
Underwriter, distributor, or affiliate or agent of or for any corporation,
trust, association, or other organization, or for any parent or affiliate of any
organization with which an advisory, management or administration contract, or
Principal Underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder
servicing or other type of service contract may have been or may hereafter be
made, or that any such organization, or any parent or affiliate thereof, is a
Shareholder or has an interest in the Trust, or that
(ii) any
corporation, trust, association or other organization with which an advisory,
management or administration contract or Principal Underwriter's or
distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other type of
service contract may have been or may hereafter be made also has an advisory,
management or administration contract, or principal underwriter's or
distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other service
contract with other organizations, or has other business or interests, shall not
affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee
or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same, or create any
liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders, provided approval
of each such contract is made pursuant to the requirements of the 1940
Act.
ARTICLE
V
SHAREHOLDERS'
VOTING POWERS
Subject
to the provisions of Article III, Section 6(d), the Shareholders shall have
power to vote only (i) for the election or removal of Trustees as provided in
Article IV, Section 1, and (ii) with respect to such additional matters relating
to the Trust as may be required by this Declaration, the By-Laws, the 1940 Act
or any registration of the Trust with the Commission (or any successor agency)
or any state, or as the Trustees may consider necessary or
desirable. Each whole Share shall be entitled to one vote as to any
matter on which it is entitled to vote and each fractional Share shall be
entitled to a proportionate fractional vote, except that (i) Shares held in
the Treasury as of the record date, as determined in accordance with the
By-Laws, shall not be voted, and (ii) when Shares of more than one Series (or
class) vote together on a matter as a single class, each Share (or fraction
thereof) shall be entitled to that number of votes which is equal to the net
asset value of such Share (or fractional Share) determined as of the applicable
record date. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of
Trustees.
Until
Shares are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may
take any action required by law, this Declaration or the By-Laws to be taken by
Shareholders.
ARTICLE
VI
NET
ASSET VALUE, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
Section
1. Determination
of Net Asset Value, Net Income, Dividends and Distributions.
Subject
to Article III, Section 6 hereof, the Trustees, in their absolute discretion,
may prescribe such bases and times for valuing the net assets of the Trust and
determining the net asset value of Shares, which net asset value shall be
separately determined for each Series (and class), for determining the net
income attributable to the Shares of any Series (or class), or for declaring and
paying dividends and other distributions on Shares of any Series (or class), as
they may deem necessary or desirable.
Section
2. Redemptions
by Shareholders .
The Trust
shall purchase such Shares as are offered by any Shareholder for redemption,
upon the presentation of a proper instrument of transfer together with a request
directed to the Trust or a Person designated by the Trust that the Trust
purchase such Shares or in accordance with such other procedures for redemption
as the Trustees may from time to time authorize; and the Trust will pay therefor
the net asset value thereof by wire or check, in accordance with applicable law,
less the amount of any deferred sales charge or redemption fee that is
applicable. Payment for said Shares shall be made by the Trust to the
Shareholder within seven days after the date on which the request is made in
proper form, except as may otherwise be permitted by the 1940 Act.
Section
3. Redemptions
at the Option of the Trust.
Subject
to applicable law, the Trust shall have the right at its option and at any time
to redeem Shares from any Shareholder at the net asset value thereof as
described in Section 1 of this Article VI if at such time:
(a) as
a result of one or more redemptions of one or more Shares by such Shareholder,
the aggregate net asset value of the Shares in such Shareholder's account with
the Trust or any Series or Class is: (i) less than the minimum
initial investment amount then applicable for investments in the Trust or the
applicable Series or Class; or (ii) less than such lesser amount, as the
Trustees may from time to time determine; or
(b) the
Board of Trustees or the Investment Adviser determine or have reason to believe
that, among other things: (i) ownership of Shares by such Shareholder
or other person will cause the Trust to be in violation of, or subject the Trust
or the Investment Adviser to additional registration or regulation under, the
securities, commodities, or other laws of the United States or any other
relevant jurisdiction; (ii) continued ownership of such Shares may be harmful or
injurious to the business or reputation of the Trust or the Investment Adviser,
or may subject the Trust or any Shareholders to an undue risk of adverse tax or
other fiscal consequences; (iii) any representation or warranty made by a
Shareholder in connection with the acquisition of Shares (such as in the
investor certification) was not true when made or has ceased to be true; or (iv)
it would be in the best interests of the Trust, as determined by the Board of
Trustees, for the Trust to cause a mandatory redemption of such
Shares.
ARTICLE
VII
COMPENSATION
AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES
Section
1. Compensation.
The
Trustees as such shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the Trust,
and they may fix the amount of such compensation. Nothing herein
shall in any way prevent the employment of any Trustee for advisory, management,
legal, accounting, investment banking or other services and payment for the same
by the Trust.
Section
2. Indemnification
and Limitation of Liability.
The
Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or
wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, Investment Adviser or Principal
Underwriter(s) of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible for the act or
omission of any other Trustee, and the Trust out of its assets shall indemnify
and hold harmless each and every Trustee from and against any and all claims and
demands whatsoever arising out of or related to each Trustee's performance of
his duties as a Trustee of the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law;
provided that nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect
any Trustee from or against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to
which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
his office.
Every
note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act
or thing whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the
Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively
deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in or with respect to their or
his capacity as Trustees or Trustee, and such Trustees or Trustee shall not be
personally liable thereon.
Section
3. Trustee's
Good Faith Action; Expert Advice; No Bond or Surety.
The
exercise by the Trustees of their powers and discretions hereunder shall be
binding upon everyone interested. A Trustee shall be liable to the
Trust and to any Shareholder solely for his own willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
the office of Trustee, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or
mistakes of fact or law. The Trustees may take advice of counsel or
other experts with respect to the meaning and operation of this Declaration, and
shall be under no liability for any act or omission in accordance with such
advice nor for failing to follow such advice. The Trustees shall not
be required to give any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is
required.
Section
4. Insurance.
The
Trustees shall be entitled and empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law
to purchase with Trust assets insurance for liability and for all expenses
reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid by a Trustee or officer in
connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes
involved by virtue of his capacity or former capacity with the
Trust.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
1. Liability
of Third Persons Dealing with Trustees.
No Person
dealing with the Trustees shall be bound to make any inquiry concerning the
validity of any transaction made or to be made by the Trustees or to see to the
application of any payments made or property transferred to the Trust or upon
its order.
Section
2. Termination
of Trust or Series or Class.
Unless
terminated as provided herein, the Trust shall continue without limitation of
time. The Trust may be terminated at any time by vote of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding Shares of each Series entitled to vote, voting
separately by Series, or by the Trustees by written notice to the
Shareholders. Any Series (or class) may be terminated at any time by
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares of that Series (or
class) or by the Trustees by written notice to the Shareholders of that Series
(or class).
Upon
termination of the Trust (or any Series or class, as the case may be), after
paying or otherwise providing for all charges, taxes, expenses and liabilities
held, severally, with respect to each Series (or the applicable Series or class,
as the case may be), whether due or accrued or anticipated as may be determined
by the Trustees, the Trust shall, in accordance with such procedures as the
Trustees consider appropriate, reduce the remaining assets held, severally, with
respect to each Series (or the applicable Series or class, as the case may be)
to distributable form in cash or shares or other securities, or any combination
thereof, and distribute the proceeds held with respect to each Series (or the
applicable Series or class, as the case may be) to the Shareholders (if
applicable, to Shareholders of that Series (or class), as a Series (or class)),
ratably according to the number of Shares of that Series (or class) held by the
several Shareholders on the date of termination.
Section
3. Merger
and Consolidation.
The
Trustees may cause (i) the Trust or one or more of its Series to the extent
consistent with applicable law to be merged into or consolidated with another
trust or company, (ii) Shares of the Trust or any Series to be converted into
beneficial interests in another statutory trust (or series thereof) created
pursuant to this Section 3 of Article VIII, (iii) the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Trust or one or more of its Series to another trust or
company in exchange for the assumption of the liabilities of the Trust or the
Series and the issuance of beneficial interests in such trust or company, or
(iv) Shares to be exchanged under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to
the extent permitted by law. Such merger or consolidation, Share
conversion, sale of assets or Share exchange must be authorized by vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares (or, if applicable, a majority
of the outstanding shares of the affected Series); provided that in all respects
not governed by applicable law, the Trustees shall have the power to prescribe
the procedures necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transaction including
the power to create one or more separate statutory trusts to which all or any
part of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Trust may be
transferred and to provide for the conversion of Shares of the Trust or any
Series into beneficial interests in such separate statutory trust or trusts (or
series thereof). The Trustees may also cause substantially all of the
assets of any Series (the "Acquired Series") to be sold to another Series if
authorized by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the
Acquired Series, and to the extent not governed by applicable law, the Trustees
shall have the power to prescribe the procedures necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the transaction. Upon consummation of any transaction
contemplated by this Section 3, the Trust or applicable Series, as the case may
be, shall distribute its remaining assets to Shareholders and terminate as
provided by Section 2 of this Article VIII.
Section
4. Amendments.
(a) This
Declaration may be restated or amended at any time by an instrument in writing
signed by a majority of the Trustees and, if required by applicable law or this
Declaration or the By-Laws, by approval of such amendment by Shareholders in
accordance with Article V hereof and the By-Laws. Any such
restatement or amendment hereto shall be effective immediately upon execution
and approval. The Certificate of Trust of the Trust may be restated
or amended by a similar procedure, and any such restatement or amendment shall
be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware or upon such future date as may be stated
therein.
(b) Nothing
contained in this Declaration shall permit the amendment of this Declaration to
impair the exemption from personal liability of the Shareholders, Trustees,
officers, employees and agents of the Trust or to permit assessments on
Shareholders.
Section
5. Filing
of Copies; References; Headings.
The
original or a copy of this Declaration and of each restatement and amendment
hereto shall be kept at the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any
Shareholder. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate
by an officer of the Trust as to whether or not any such restatements or
amendments have been made and as to any matters in connection with the Trust
hereunder; and, with the same effect as if it were the original, may rely on a
copy certified by an officer of the Trust to be a copy of this Declaration or of
any such restatement or amendment. Headings are placed herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not be taken as a part hereof or control
or affect the meaning, construction or effect of this
Declaration. Whenever the singular number is used herein, the same
shall include the plural; and the neuter, masculine and feminine genders shall
include each other, as applicable. This Declaration may be
simultaneously executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be
deemed an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the
same instrument, which shall be sufficiently evidenced by any such original
counterpart.
Section
6. Applicable
Law.
This
Declaration is created under and is to be governed by and construed and
administered according to the laws of the State of Delaware and the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act, as amended from time to time (the "Delaware
Act"). The Trust shall be a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to the
Delaware Act, and without limiting the provisions hereof, the Trust may exercise
all powers which are ordinarily exercised by such a statutory
trust.
Section
7. Provisions
in Conflict with Law or Regulations.
(a) The
provisions of this Declaration are severable, and if the Trustees shall
determine, with the advice of counsel, that any of such provisions is in
conflict with the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or with other applicable laws and
regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted
a part of the Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination
shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of the Declaration of Trust or
render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such
determination.
(b) If
any provision of the Declaration shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provision
in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of the Declaration in any
jurisdiction.
Section
8. Statutory
Trust Only.
It is the
intention of the Trustees to create a statutory trust pursuant to the Delaware
Act and thereby to create only the relationship of trustee and beneficial owners
within the meaning of the Delaware Act between the Trustees and each
Shareholder. It is not the intention of the Trustees to create a
general partnership, limited partnership, joint stock association, corporation,
bailment, or any form of legal relationship other than a statutory trust
pursuant to the Delaware Act. Nothing in this Declaration shall be
construed to make the Shareholders, either by themselves or with the Trustees,
partners or members of a joint stock association.
Section
9. Use
of the Name "GLG."
The name
"GLG" and all rights to the use of the name "GLG" belong to GLG Partners
Services Ltd. ("GLG Partners"). GLG Partners has consented to the use
by the Trust of the identifying word "GLG" and has granted to the Trust a
non-exclusive license to use such word as part of the name of the Trust and the
name of any Series of Shares. In the event an affiliate of GLG
Partners is not appointed as Investment Adviser or ceases to be the Investment
Adviser of the Trust or of any Series, the non-exclusive license granted herein
may be revoked in whole or in part by GLG Partners and the Trust shall cease
using the name GLG as part of its name or the name of any Series of Shares,
unless otherwise consented to by GLG Partners or any successor to its interest
in such name.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee named below hereby makes and enters into this
Declaration of Trust as of the 10th day of November, 2009.
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx San
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San Xxxxxx